Liam Gallagher, David Beckham and Ian Brown among the mourners at Stone Roses legend Mani's funeral
Oasis star Liam Gallagher was among the pallbearers at Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's funeral in Manchester on Monday (22.12.25) with The Stone Roses bassist laid to rest in a coffin which was decorated with the Bye Bye Badman artwork by John Squire which featured on the band's eponymous 1993 debut album.
Liam Gallagher was among the pallbearers at Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's funeral in Manchester on Monday (22.12.25).
The Oasis singer - who arrived with his fiancée Debbie Gwyther - was seen carrying the Stone Roses star's coffin, which was decorated with the Bye Bye Badman artwork by John Squire which featured on the band's eponymous 1993 debut album, along with Squire and the band's drummer Alan 'Reni' Wren as Mani's friends and family came together to say goodbye in a service at Manchester Cathedral.
Mani's Stone Roses bandmate Ian Brown was among those who offered tributes during the service.
He told the congregation: "Mani was like a brother to me, a musical comrade. Beautiful soul and spirit.
"Mani was able to laugh his way through any darkness. He was the life and soul of any room he was in."
Before entering the church, Ian and his Stone Roses bandmate Squire were seen sharing an embrace as they prepared themselves for the funeral.
Joh Squire and Ian Brown embraced before heading inside the church to say farewell to their late Stone Roses bandmate
Mani's Primal Scream bandmate Bobby Gillespie also spoke during the service.
The singer told mourners: "Mani's warm and welcoming manner, treating me like an equal, made me feel like a million dollars and I’ll never forget that.
"No one was too important to escape his laser-eye ability to cut the pretentious and self-important down to size, myself included. His ability to make laughter out of any situation was our great value wherever we were in the world."
Gillespie added: "Mani's not dead, he’s just gone ... He will always live forever in my soul and mind."
Also among the mourners were Paul Weller, Peter Hook, Happy Mondays star Bez, former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay, Inspiral Carpets musician Clint Boon, The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce, Blossoms singer Tom Ogden and Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, as well as former Manchester United footballers Sir David Beckham and Gary Neville, Elbow frontman Guy Garvey and politician Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Former Manchester United teammates David Beckham and Gary Neville were among the mourners
The coffin - which was adorned with floral tributes spelling out Mani and R Kid - was taken in a procession through the streets of Manchester before the service at the cathedral.
The service was being followed a private committal.
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield
Mani died at his home in Stockport on November 20 aged 63. The musician shot to fame with The Stone Roses, but they went their separate ways in 1996, and he went on to join Primal Scream. But in 2011, he announced he had left the band to reunite with The Stone Roses for a huge stadium tour.
Mani's death from respiratory issues came two years after he lost his wife Imelda Mounfield. She died in November 2020 after a battle with bowel cancer.
